The founders of ISACOMM were Richard C. Smith, an executive from ISA, and Kenneth H. Crandall, a principal in the creation of Satellite Business Systems (SBS).
The success of ISACOMM in winning customers away from AT&T, at the same time that MCI and Sprint were doing likewise, provided confirmation that open competition in the long-distance market was viable.
Arrangements were made with Bell Canada and British Telecom to extend the videoconferencing capability over international circuits.
United Telecom was developing its strategy to evolve from a local telephone company into a major player in the long-distance market.
This strategy ultimately led to the deployment of a nationwide fiber optic network that replaced satellites as the basis for ISACOMM's services.
Several years later, United Telecom acquired GTE's stake in the joint venture and adopted the Sprint name for the parent corporation.